Nancy-h,
Thank you for your thoughts. I remember that you too suffer from small fiber neuropathy from one of your replys to my introduction to the forum. You know exactly what I'm talking about for the cold pain - it is difficult to describe. My wife and I had a 2h snow-shovel fest to clear our driveway of ice and snow yesterday and when I came in both feet were like blocks of ice -a warm epsom salt bath or even wrapping them individually in a heating pad for 30-40 minutes didn't help a lot.

The hair loss and the continuing pain progession is why I'm becoming more concerned about the progression of the damnable condition and its origin. My endocrinologist who has been treating me for ~12yrs now for Hashimoto's thyroiditis commented earlier this week that he hadn't ever seen anyone develop painful small fiber neuropathy as rapidly as I have and wonders himself about the prediabetic diagnosis. Since he has a very large practive and treats many diabetic patients I listen to him carefully.

Thanks for writing - it's always nice to have someone who can sympathize but also empathize with your individualized pain. I hope you have ever increasing amounts of pain free time.
Alkymst